Shao-Shuo Yu, Zhe Zhu, He Fang, Yao-Nan Jiang, Chen-Qi Tang, Ying Shi, Lan-Xia Gan, Hong-Tai Tang, Hai-Bo Wang, Yu Sun, Zhao-Fan Xia
The overall picture of degloving skin and soft tissue injuries (DSTI) remains a blank space in China. Therefore, a retrospective study was designed to summarize the current situation of this injury. Patients diagnosed with DSTI hospitalized between 2013 and 2018 were identified from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System (HQMS) database, of whom demographics, injury characteristics, hospitalization and cost information were analyzed. A total of 62,709 patients were enrolled in this study. Male sex predominated, with a mean age of 43...
January 29, 2024: Scientific Reports